Remi is a very loving and sweet 25 pound, senior Shetlie mix who I have been helping (along with others) for several months now, since she was first discovered severely neglected, and near death, abandoned outside on a local farm. After social media appeals, she was quickly brought in by a kind citizen and taken to a wonderful veterinarian with funds raised by generous members of the public. She was diagnosed as high heart-worm positive, riddled with hook-worms, fleas, and had a bacterial infection. I had her at my home for a few hours today as she waited to transition on to a new foster home and the bond I already had with her from being her ‘voice’ grew even stronger. Even though she has not been in my physical possession, I have been her advocate, her cheerleader, her case-worker, a Guardian Ad Litem of sorts for the animal. Tears ran down my cheeks as I drove her to her new temporary home and reflected upon her relatively short life and regardless of what she has been through, how unconditionally loving she is, a character trait many of us could use a little of.

Remi is very loving and sweet. Low energy and needs a peaceful home to live our her days and be spoiled.

The innocence of these animals is a very powerful thing. The new foster home is a good place, with experienced animal people who will take great care of her. It pains me that her suffering could have been reduced dramatically with some heart-worm preventative and also that such a sweet dog could be turned out onto the streets and so blatantly disregarded until it came to this. I dabble in animal rescue on evenings and weekends and this is just the tip of the iceberg; just one animal in need in an overflowing tide that never stops coming. To those who do animal rescue every day, I admire you and thank you for being the voice and saviors for so many others. To our community, please support your local animal rescue groups, many people have no idea what they do every day but I will write about that soon too!

If you feel you can open up your heart and home to this sweet old lady Remi (who may be 10-12) so she can have a few final good months or years of love please email volusiacountypets@gmail.com for an application for adoption form and to set up a home visit. Remi’s medical expenses for her current treatment are all covered. Remi gets along with dogs, cats, children and loves everyone. She needs a quiet and low energy environment filled with unconditional love. Please see her Facebook page ‘Remi’s Recovery‘ for more about her daily activities or my previous blog “Suffering in our Back Yards” for more about her back story.